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Salary Transparency’s Impact On the Future of Labor
With salary ranges being required in more areas, how can executives use these new laws to better their hiring practices?
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Adam Zaki
| February 3, 2023
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Corporate Finance
Audit Partner Rotation Delivers Few Benefits: Study
Studies find no significant fall-offs in reporting quality over partners’ five-year tenures and little or no evidence of the benefits of "fresh looks."
By
CFO Staff
| September 25, 2020
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Workplace Issues
Sexual Harassment Foreshadows Weak Stock Performance: Study
How much does a high incidence of sexual harassment within a company hurt firm value?
By
Vincent Ryan
| August 17, 2020
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Corporate Finance
Curtailing Auditors’ Tax Services For Appearances Brings Higher Rates
The pursuit of perceived auditor independence turns out to be an expensive proposition, a new study reveals.
By
Vincent Ryan
| June 30, 2020
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Management Accounting
High Fees for Exec-Comp Consultants a Tipoff to Sumptuous CEO Pay: Study
How effective is a continuing regulatory focus on cross-selling by exec-comp consultants?
By
Vincent Ryan
| June 9, 2020
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Credit & Capital
SOX 404 Exemption Pushes Small Companies to Incur Debt: Study
To avoid the auditor attestation required by SOX 404, small companies often incur debt instead of selling stock, a new study finds.
By
Vincent Ryan
| April 14, 2020
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Leadership
Locally Grown CEOs Manage for the Longer Term
CEOs from the state where their companies are based are less likely to cut R&D expenses in order to achieve earnings targets, research finds.
By
David McCann
| March 10, 2020
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Tax
Do Clawback Policies Accomplish Their Desired Purpose?
They may, but new research surprisingly suggests that clawbacks may also prompt managers to drive down their companies' effective tax rates.
By
David McCann
| December 16, 2019
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Risk & Compliance
Outside Board Service Boosts Inside Accounting Quality
CFOs who serve on other companies' boards make significantly fewer errors in their own financial reporting.
By
David McCann
| November 20, 2019
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Tax
Investors Shun Companies That Play ‘Robin Hood’
Wall Street likes tax avoidance practices, and it likes corporate social responsibility. But it doesn't like companies that practice both, study finds.
By
David McCann
| September 3, 2019
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Risk Management
Fresh Evidence of Auditor Bias Emerges
Companies don't look good for penalizing honest auditors, while other auditors don't look good for rendering slanted opinions.
By
David McCann
| August 12, 2019
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Tax
Tax Reform Spurs Major Unintended Consequence
Contrary to congressional intent, the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act has boosted multinationals' capital investments abroad more than at home.
By
David McCann
| July 24, 2019
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Strategy
What Happens When the CFO Is the COO, Too?
A new academic study could dim perceptions that problems may arise when one executive holds both roles.
By
David McCann
| June 20, 2019
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Human Capital
Do Clawbacks Cause as Many Problems as They Prevent?
While penalties for erroneous financial reporting may spur achievement, they also may lead executives to cover up their mistakes, study suggests.
By
David McCann
| May 28, 2019
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Auditing
‘Opinion-Shopping’ Compromises Auditor Independence
While it may serve the interests of struggling companies, shopping for a favorable audit opinion lessens auditor independence and audit quality.
By
David McCann
| May 8, 2019
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Tax
Here’s Another Reason to Avoid Tax Avoidance
Aggressive tax planning sows confusion not only about companies' taxes but also about the basics of their operations and finances.
By
David McCann
| January 16, 2019
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